Zambia is one of the most forested countries in Africa, with about 50 million out of the 75 million hectares total land area under some form of forest cover. However, the country also has one of the highest rates of deforestation and degradation in the world, estimated at 250,000-300,000 hectares of forest loss per annum. Reversing/slowing this high deforestation and degradation trend will require the country to design and implement programs and strategies that will effectively deal with both the proximate and underlying drivers of deforestation and degradation.

Subject(s): Agricultural and Food Policy

Environmental Economics and Policy

Issue Date: 2015-05

Publication Type: Working or Discussion Paper

PURL Identifier: http://purl.umn.edu/207021

Total Pages: 39

Series Statement: Zambia FSRP Research Reports

94

Record appears in: Michigan State University > Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics > Food Security Collaborative Working Papers